What’s the German word for “nothing burger?”

The notion that Xi, who is actively helping Moscow wage war against UA, would pressure Putin because Scholz asked him is absurd on its face. Yet another reminder that Germany has no foreign policy. Scholz and Baerbock use the global stage to tell Germans what they want to hear.

Xi “again asked the West not to ‘pour fuel in the fire,’ a Chinese euphemism for sending weapons to Ukraine.”
So maybe China should stop sending Russia weapons! Scholz, no doubt, gave Xi a piece of his mind. politico.eu/newsletter/chi…

So sieht deutsche Solidarität aus. 💪

An alle djournalisten freunde am roten teppich: prost aus charlottenburg! #bundespresseball

Instead of worrying about Israel defending itself, maybe the Germans should put pressure China to stop locking up Uyghurs in concentration camps. Like this weekend, when Scholz embarks on his grand tour of China with a bunch of CEOs. Xinjiang would be a good icebreaker!

The most surprising thing about this story is that Orban‘s crew seems to have genuinely believed that Euronews would win them more influence in Europe. lemonde.fr/en/economy/art…

Spare a thought for the #Uyghurs ! Scholz won't.
'One might expect Germany, of all countries, to be sensitive to the plight of an ethnic minority forced to live behind barbed wire under the menacing gaze of armed guards in watchtowers. Think again.'
politico.eu/article/why-ge…

Exklusiv: Erst kürzlich sagte Selenskyj, dass eine Niederlage gegen Russland möglich erscheint, falls die USA das neue Waffenpaket nicht freigeben. Im BILD-Interview und weiteren Axel Springer-Medien erklärt der Präsident, was das bedeuten würde. „Putin wird alles zerstören. Er…

Sag, was ist 👇

Austria‘s former chancellor has been a naughty boy (again). Great scoop by Alexander Fanta & Co. #followthemoney

Auf die Frage warum es nicht mehr Gehaltstransparenz bei der ÖVP gibt, sagte Stocker: „Sie kommen dann in amerikanische Verhältnisse“.
Es stimmt nicht, dass jedes Gehalt in den USA veröffentlicht wird, aber selbst wenn, was wäre daran so schlimm?

Während sich manche in Europa Gedanken über Krieg u. Frieden machen, beschäftigt sich Österreichs regierende Volkspartei mit dem Blasen…

Just as many countries have banned Moscow’s RT, Israel has every justification for kicking out Al Jazeera, the propaganda arm of the Qatari regime and Hamas.

The lead U.S. investigator on the Havana syndrome cases thinks the Russians targeted American officials. Seems pretty compelling to me.

Happy Easter!

Oct 7 massacre prompts Italian banker to “come out as Palestinian” and scream “genocide.” Shows which way the winds are blowing in London that the FT would run this dross without mentioning Hamas or the hostages. ft.com/content/ded4cf…

Powerful front page wrap of the @wsj today. #IStandWithEvan who has been wrongfully detained in Russia for one year.

Handelskrieg im Nahen Osten: Wie sich China im Roten Meer selbst ins Knie schießt - WELT welt.de/politik/auslan…

Highly interesting piece from the one and only ⁦matthew karnitschnig⁩ ⁦POLITICOEurope⁩ politico.eu/article/china-…